Public Health Investigation in a Military Camp After Diagnosis of Rabies in a Dog—Afghanistan, 2012. Issue 1 (20th November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Duron, Sandrine; Ertzscheid, Clémence; de Laval, Franck; Manet, Ghislain; Ficko, Cécile; Velut, Guillaume; Lefèvre, François; Migliani, René; Mayet, Aurélie; Meynard, Jean‐Baptiste
• Is Part Of: Journal of travel medicine. Volume 21:Issue 1(2014)
• Page Start: 58
• Page End: 61
• Publication Date: 2013-11-20
• Subjects: Communicable diseases -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Medicine, Preventive -- Periodicals; Travel -- Periodicals; 613.6805
• DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12082
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1195-1982

Abstract

Abstract : Rabies is one of the risks to which travelers are exposed when going abroad. During the summer of 2012, a rabid dog died in an International Military Transit Camp in Afghanistan, leading to a public health investigation briefly reported here. The lessons learned from this episode are that such investigations are complex and that information for travelers needs to be improved.